Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-02
THE RAILROADS.
The Stockholders OF The Southern Kan.
sas Of Texas Meet in Fort Worth
and Vote Mortgage Bonds.
San Angelo Wants the Fort Worth and
Rio GSande What Graham Says
About the Fort Worth Western.


Home Notes.
II. B. WEIGH, a prominent citizen q
Topeka, Kan, who IS connected with the
Southern Kansas of Texas and who has
been along the proposed route, returned
to the city yesterday.
Al Johnson, Pacific express messenger
between Fort Worth and Big Springs, has
been allowed TWO weeks leave of alb,
sence to visit parents and relatives in
Kansas City, Mo.
Colonel James Aiken, the General SUI
perintendent of the Pacific Express Com
pany in Texas, accompanied by his
charming daughter, Miss Fannie, came
over LAST night to attend the grand ball at
the Ellis hotel. Captain L. S. Garrison,
agent of the company at Dallas, and Mrs.
Garrison also attended.
I. W. Foster and A. W. Jones of Bur-
lingtou, KS, the former a banker and the
latter IL real estate dealer, have been ia
Fort Worth tveral days prospecting
Mr.. Jones said last night that the out
look r Fort Worth was good. The Chi
cago, r ,ck Island and Poc fc, which he
had observed Fort Worth was DESTROYS OF
securing, passed through or would pass
through Burlington, KS, and would do
much toward developing the country.
Messrs. Lurch and Baker of San An
gelo constituted q railroad committee
from that city and were in Fort Worth
yesterday comforting with the officials of
the Fort Worth and Rio Grsnde IN regard
to building to San Angelo. The gentle
men received fair encouragement that
the road would be built to their city.
which is something of a marvel itself
San Angelo, thirty-fve miles flom railroad
and hemmed IN by pastures, is
city of $500 population, has waterworks
system costing 100000 has built a
public school house COSTING $4,000 and
shows the same enterprise in all matters
pertaining to the city's prosperity.
Messrs. Lurch and Baker say San Angelo
wants railroad connection with Fort
Worth, and wants the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande to be the road to
build to their city. San Angelo, it is
understood, proposes to be liberal in
order tn secure the road.
A prominent citizen of Graham writes
the following letter to friend connected
with the drug house of H. W. Williams &
Co. 1t is dated Graham, Janu-
airy 81, 1887: "The surveyors
of the Fort Worth Western got
here last night. piloted them in. Chief
Engineer Hall took dinner with US to-
day. He says he has the best 100 mile
line in the state. He is much pleased
with his easy entrance to our city, and
with our place as an important point on
the line. The railroad that builds here
will hit it rich in the unlimited supply of
finest coal and three classes of unsur-
passed building stone and undoubtedly |
irnO hnt Iarpjnna6
count of no railroad facilities for ship |
ping. The Fort Worth Western will gain |
q large prestige over other roads |
which are already seeking the field by
pushing through at once. We want
railroad connection with your city,
and at once. 1t is to your clty's in
terest to use all the available means it
has at command toward the building to
Us. Our productions are worth millions
to her and can be utilized with small out
lay. Only ninety two and one-gusrter
miles from Fort Worth to the last pin
driven last night in Graham, with millions
and millions of tons of coal and
stone here which Fort Worth
needs and must have to make her the
metropolis of the southwest. Now, Mr..
D., have your people to crowd on the
steam at that end, and we will lay our
mite on the satety-valve at this end, with
plenty OF fuel to keep the fire-boX hot
from here back for 1000 years. On with
the Fort Worth Western"
On the first day of December, 1886, the
following was published for the first tlme
in THE GAZETTE: "Not &c is hereby
given that there will be meeting of the
stockholders OF the Southern Kansas Rail
way Company of Texas, at the city of
Fort Worth, in the state of Texas, on
Tuesday, February l, 1887, at 10 O'Clock
s. M, for the purpose of authorizing the
issuance of first mortgage on the cor
porate property and franchises of said
company to secure the payment
of bonds to be issued by said
company, running forty years from
their date, drawing interest at {
5 per cent. per aDnum, payable semi-an-
nually, both principal and interest to be t
payable in gold coin and limited in +
amount to $4,000 per mile OF railroad; /
which said lndebt' dness is necessary for '
completing, improving and I
operating its railway" This was signed {
by W. B. Strong, Isaac T. Burr, A. W. e
Alden Speare, George Sealy, f
r. S. Willis, Werster Snyder, W. II. Mas C
ters and Waters S. Davis as r
directors of the company and i.
1stested by j. J. Mullaue, Assistant Sec Il
,eseEy. The. meeting Of the stockholders a
vas held by proxy yesterday st the ap-
pointed hour, the Boston and Kansas
being represented by Mr.. j. "